Elisabeth of Mecklenburg became a student of Heinrich Schütz after meeting him in 1638. According to the article, she studied music under Schütz, who later, in 1655, was appointed Kapellmeister at the Wolfenbüttel court where she was responsible for organizing the court orchestra. Their teacher–student relationship developed within the cultural environment of the Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel court, where Schütz served in an official musical capacity and where Elisabeth was an active composer and patron of court music.
Her studies with Schütz influenced her development as a composer, and the article suggests that she may have collaborated with him on arias for his work Theatralische neue Vorstellung von der Maria Magdalena, further demonstrating the artistic connection that grew from her musical training under his guidance.
